Nitrogen or Air?
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Nitrogen or Air?
What are you running in your tires, nitrogen or compressed air? When I got my new Metzler's the dealer put in nitrogen instead of compressed air. He told me nitrogen was safer and more stable than compressed air. If I ever have to add air on the road I take my ride back to him and he purges the air out and refills with nitrogen for no charge. What are your thoughts?
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RE: Nitrogen or Air?
Unless he's pulling a vacuum on the tire &suckingit completelydown, you're only getting about 1/2 nitrogen anyway- the rest is air.
Considering plain ole air is 78% nitrogen, the best you can hope for is about 85% nitrogen in the tire.
Sounds likehe's jumped on the "nitrogen is better" bandwagon. Hopefully he's not charging for it...
Considering plain ole air is 78% nitrogen, the best you can hope for is about 85% nitrogen in the tire.
Sounds likehe's jumped on the "nitrogen is better" bandwagon. Hopefully he's not charging for it...
Tourer
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From: Riverview, FL
RE: Nitrogen or Air?
Nitrogen is a waste of money unless...
You race your MC at over 100 MPH and need precise pressures over a given temperature range.
You drive at both temp extremes...(leave the house and its 32* and get to work and its 100*).
You like wasting money (give it to me).
You race your MC at over 100 MPH and need precise pressures over a given temperature range.
You drive at both temp extremes...(leave the house and its 32* and get to work and its 100*).
You like wasting money (give it to me).
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RE: Nitrogen or Air?
Nitrogen is dry and thus not subject to expansion/contraction of its volume at changing temperatures. Because of that, tire pressures vary less, providing a safer properly-inflated tire that stays at its setpoint. I'd love to have a dewar of it in my garage, but I don't have the space!
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RE: Nitrogen or Air?
Nitorgen molocules are larger than air molocules, therefore itstays at a constant pressure longer thanair. My local Wal-Mart doesnitrogen fills for free when they have time. Just my .02!
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RE: Nitrogen or Air?
Race cars/bikes nitrogen, Street 02.
Granted the cost is small, however, as was stated above, unless the dealer is pulling a total vaccum on the tire/tube, you are not running pure nitrogen, which is more stable at elevated/decreased temperatures.
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Granted the cost is small, however, as was stated above, unless the dealer is pulling a total vaccum on the tire/tube, you are not running pure nitrogen, which is more stable at elevated/decreased temperatures.
Ride Em Carry Em
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